Bella Jade Boutique in Naples is celebrating its grand opening Saturday. The women’s clothing store actually opened last March, but the pandemic forced it to close soon after. Although the local shop reopened in November, the time just didn’t feel right for an opening celebration until now. Everything will be 25% off and free gifts and prizes will be presented from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the store, 1410 Pine Ridge Road, unit 7. It’s in Goodlette Corners retail center on the southwest corner of Goodlette-Frank and Pine Ridge roads. The store is operated by Molly and Jason Zientarski who relocated to North Naples three years ago from the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, Illinois. They opened their online business first before launching a brick–and–mortar store with women’s clothing and accessories for all ages, sizes and body types, especially targeting fashion-focused moms. The family hosts frequent Facebook Live sales and offers their Bella Jade app on Apple and Android with inventory that changes constantly. “We ship more than 10,000 items a month out of the backroom,” Jason Zientarski says. “It’s really good quality but our price points are lower.” Bella, of course, means beautiful in Italian and Spanish, and Jade was created from the initials of the names of their three small children: June, Alan and Dylan. “It’s definitely a family business,” Zientarski says.
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